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The Chicken Soup Experiment

Yesterday I slow-cooked a chicken and had all this stock left over so I thought,"hey, why don't I make soup?  Can't let all this go to waste!"

And so the experiment began.  I added all kinds of spices - but I still couldn't get it to taste like my mom's.  Thanks to two awesome listeners, I have the answer!

One listener said that Safeway and Co-op sell this poultry mix in their fresh herb section of the produce department - chop it up and throw it in, and it should taste like your mom's soup.  AND add two star anise seeds - they're what give chicken soup its comforting medicinal qualities, according to another listener.  Just don't add too many, otherwise you'll be enjoying licorice soup (they have a black licorice-y flavour).

Thanks ladies!  I'll let you know how it turns out! 

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